In his latest book, Peter Brown explores the transition of the Christian ideas of afterlife from AD 250 - 650.
Category: Medieval Histories
‘Medieval Histories’ offers medievalists all the news about exhibitions, books, research, archaeology, travel-tips and much more from the Medieval World
The Monstrous New Art: Divided Forms in the Late Medieval Motet
Late medieval motet texts are brimming with chimeras, centaurs and other strange creatures. In The Monstrous New Art, Anna Zayaruznaya explores the musical ramifications of this menagerie
The Art, Literature and Material Culture of the Medieval World
The contributions in the book reach from Spain to Ireland and cover a wide field of medieval art. Each article explores a specific piece of artistic expression of the cultural crossroads criss-crossing medieval history
Unwritten Verities: The Making of England’s Vernacular Legal Culture, 1463-1549
One peculiar element in The legal culture of England is the commitment to the unwritten "law". New book tells the story
Making Europe: Columbanus and his legacy 615 – 2015
This year 2015 will mark the 1400th anniversary of the death of Columbanus, Ireland’s missionary saint. The anniversary is accompanied by a series of conferences held at Bangor in Ireland, Luxeuil in France and Bobbio in Italy.
Château de Vincennes
Situated in an odd corner of suburban Paris, this castle is seldom on the itinerary of the cultural tourist. After an extensive renovation ending in 2010, in It deserves a visit.
Coronation of Charles V
In 1364 Charles V (1338 -1380) was crowned as king of France in Rheims. The following year he commissioned a beautiful manuscript to commemorate the event – the so-called Coronation Book of Charles V.
Daily Life of Charles V, King of France (1338 -1380)
How did a late medieval king conduct his business? What did his daily life look like? Recent studies of Charles V, King of France (1338 – 1380) reveals a way of life that is quite different from what we might first think.
Comparative Oriental Manuscript Studies: An Introduction
New Introduction to Oriental Manuscripts offer an important survey of manuscripts belonging to the twelve manuscript traditions of Arab, Armenian, Avestan, Caucasian, Christo-Palestinian, Coptic, Ethiopic, Georgian, Greek, Hebrew, Slavonic and Syrian languages and scripts
Markets and Marketplaces in Medieval Italy
Italian cities are renowned for their bustling marketplaces full of bars, covered market-stalls and beautiful art in the form of water-fountains. New book tells the story of the medieval marketplace
Chessmen Returns to the The Isle of Lewis
The Lewis Chessmen from the 12th century are among some of the most iconic images of both the Isle of Lewis itself and the Norse heritage of the British Isles. This summer six of them will come home...
900-Year-Old Priory Reopens as Museum
Norton Priory was founded 900 years ago. The plan is to turn it into a new state-of-the-art museum complex
Space, Power and Culture in Lleida 2015
The main focus at the 5th International Medieval Meeting in Lleida, will be on space, power and culture in Medieval Iberia.
Framing the Flemish Primitives
Innovative electronic presentation of book on ‘Frames and Supports in 15th- and 16th-Century Southern Netherlandish Painting’ leads the way for future art-historical publications.
Medieval Travel Guides
A list of books about how people in the Middle Ages went about traveling as pilgrims, merchants, royals or just peasants heading for the market
Paris 500 to 1500 – The Powers that Shape a City
British Archaeological Association's annual conference focus 2016 on the medieval city of Paris